Studies on the Geometridae fauna of the Provinces Bolu and Duzce in North-West Turkey (Lepidoptera). Cent. ent. Stud., Priamus Suppl. 7: 1-154, figs. [in Turkish].

The aim of this research was to investigate the Geometridae fauna of Bolu and Duzce provinces. Totally 2254 samples belonging to 197 species were collected in this study. Among the species 7 was new record for the Turkish fauna. Also the species number was reached to 180 from 74 with this study and to 90 from 20 in Bolu and Duzce provinces respectively. Original references of the species, faunistic and ecological data recorded in surveys were arranged with distribution in Turkey and Palaearctic region according to the literature. Distributional maps in Turkey and topographic maps showing spots where the species were collected in survey areas were prepared. Habitats where species collected were divided into 8 groups and habitat preferences and phenological properties of the species were discussed. Sample number of each species, number of localities where the species were collected and the number of habitat groups were determined and according to these data, rare, local, depending on a particular habitat and widespread species were tried to be designated.

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